1. A New You: Health for Every Body
Lesson 1: Let’s Begin

2. A New You: Health for Every Body
Designed to help you gain new attitudes and learn information and strategies to enjoy a healthier life.
Presented by:

3. Pleasurable & Healthful Eating
Collaboration that educates people to respect body size diversity and to enjoy benefits of
Active Living
Pleasurable & Healthful Eating
Positive Self-Image

4. Wellness IN the Rockies assists communities in educating people to
value health
respect body-size differences
enjoy the benefits of self-acceptance
enjoy physically active living
enjoy healthful & pleasurable eating

5. Today in our culture, it has never been . . .
Easier to become fat
Harder to be fat

6. Myth Reality Weight is completely controllable
Genetics affect body shape & size
Fat is bad
Fat has value
Large people are not healthy
Many factors
define health

7. Myth Reality Diets reduce weight Diets do not work
Eating habits & physical activity impact health & fitness
Diet and exercise make you thin

8. A New You: Health for Every Body
Pleasurable and healthful eating
Physically active living
Respect body size differences –
yours & others

12. 2. Work on Finding Your Own Way
On Your Own Learning
OYOL
1. Complete Readiness for Change
2. Work on Finding Your Own Way
3. Set a SMART goal

13. goals S M A R T Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Relevant
Time Bound

14. Adapted from A New You: Living in A Healthy Body developed by Outreach and Extension at University of Missouri, Lincoln University
Adaptation & revisions by
Mary Kay Wardlaw Project Education Specialist WIN the Rockies